Locals receive all-state honors
Published 5:00 am Thursday, June 13, 2013
Redmond senior J.D. Abbas, who has been named the Class 5A pitcher of the year, highlights a long list of postseason honors for Central Oregon baseball players.
Abbas, who guided the Panthers to the state semifinal round, was also selected to the 5A all-state first team as an infielder.
Bend High seniors Jonah Koski (first base), Duke DeGaetano (infield) and Justin Erlandson (outfield) were all second-team selections, as were Mountain View seniors Kyler Ayers (catcher) and John Carroll (outfield). Redmond’s Trevor Hindman made the all-state second team as a utility player.
The Panthers’ Matt Dahlen, Brayden Bordges and Cam Peters, all seniors, received honorable mention.
Hood River Valley catcher Kyle Beam was chosen as the 5A player of the year, and Sherwood coach Jon Strohmaier was named the coach of the year after guiding the Bowmen to the state championship.
For a complete list of the 5A all-state teams, see Scoreboard on C2.
—Bulletin staff report